Jane Bows Out

It didn’t take a psychic or a crystal ball to predict Jane’s eventual downfall. The magazine cited advertising and circulation problems, with Brandon Holley (editor in chief) and Carlos Lamadrid (publisher) both leaving the company. The rest of the 60 member staff are expected to disperse among Conde Nast’s many publications.

Unfortunately, Jane staffers have already cleared the building, after Brandon Holley spent the morning making phone calls on their behalf. While the August issue will the last to hit the newsstands, the September issue featuring Naomi Watts will never see the light of day.

The biggest blow to the magazine came when Holley took the helm, after founder and editor in chief Jane Pratt left the magazine in September 2005. Pratt created Jane in 1996 afte